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L. AND F PIGNANI HOIST.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 23.192I.

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APPLICATION FILED JULY 23.1921.

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To all whom itmag concern:

Be it known that we, LAW-minor PIGNANI and F RANK PIGNANI, citizens of the United tates, and residents of Blairsville, in the county of Indiana and State'of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hoists, of Which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improve.

ments in hoists. v

The object of the invention is to provide an improved hoist which is of simple and durable construction, reliable in operation and easy and inexpensive to manufacture;

which gives a proper lead to the cable or cables; which is so constructed and organized as not to be liable to injury by virtue vention reside in certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts which will be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, and in which:

, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the hoist embodying the present invention;

Figure 2 is a side elcvationalview illustration;

Figure 3 is a plan view;

Figure is a side elevational view of the opposite side of the hoist from that shown in Figure 2, parts being broken away and shown in section for the sake of illustration;

Figure 5 is a'view in transverse vertical section on line 55 of Figure 3;

Figure 6 is a detail view in side elevation of the gearing;

thereof," parts being broken away for the sake of Specification of Letters Patent. Paigentefi A k); 15, 1922 'Apphcation filed July 23,

1921. Serial No. 486,992..

Figure 7 is a plan view thereof;- I Figure 8 is a detail view, partly in section and partly in elevation of the clutch mechanlsin for the gearing; Figure 9 is a detail perspectivexview of the shifting lever ror the clutch; I Figure 10 i'sfa detail view in transverse section of the hollow axle'of the windin drum; I 1 b Figure 11- is a detail view in transverse section of the hub of the winding drum illustrating the anchoring means for the.

cable end; and I Figured? 1s a detail perspectiveview of the anchoring block of thls anchoring means.

- Referr ng to the drawings wherein for the sake of illus'tra'tlon 1s shownthe preferred embodiment of the invention, the numere i '10 designates the bed plate of the hoist which is preferably. constructed of heavv boiler plate and which has its forward end upturned, of the hoist structure when it isxdesired to move the same'from place to place.

Spaced bearings, designated generally at 15, are arranged upon the base adjacent the opposite sides thereofand in parallel relation with respect to each other. These spaced bearings are in the main identical in construction and each includes an elongatedbase 1'7 from which a circular bearing hubs and flanges are alined and in the alined hubs the hollow axle 22 is arranged. This hollow axle is of elongated cylindrical formx and is adapted to contain a supply of lubri-v cant, designated at L in Figure 110. The open ends of the hollow axle are closed by plugs 23 having threaded engagement with the interior of the hollow axle and intermediate its ends the hollow axle is provided with a plurality of lubricant discharge" orifices M A winding drum designated generally at as at 11, to facilitate thes liding 25 is rotatably mounted upon the hollow axle and includes a hub 26 having cheelr plates 27 and 28 and bearings 29 and 30 by which the drum is mounted on the a): e. The bearings 29 and 30 are spaced. radially inward from the hub 26 of the winding drum and define a chamber for receiving curved lubricant distributors 31 which are cooperably arranged with respect to the axle for distributing the lubricant delivered from the discharge orifices 9A. In the assembly the cheek plates 29 have their inner :taces co-planer with the inner faces of the flanges 20 as mostv clearly shown in Figure 5, the hubs 29 and 30 serving to properly space the cheek plates 27 and 28 from their respective bearing plates for this purpose.

The electric motor is arranged on the bed plate to the rear of the winding drum and its bearings, and has its armature 36 rotatably journaled in a bearing 37 provided at the upper end of the pedestal 38. Gearing is provided for transmitting motion from the armature oil the electric motor to the winding drum and includes a pinion 39 fixed to the armature and constantly meshing with a large gear wheel lO sec red. to an intermediate shaft ll" rotatably journaled in suitable bearings 42 provided therelor in the gearing casing 42. is loosely mounted on the shaft ll. adjacent the large 40 and constantly meshes with a ring gear 4-5 bolted or otherwise suitably secured to the cheek olate 27 of the winding drum. The ring gear 4L5 operates in the enclosed chamber or cavity defined by the cheek plate 2'? and its hub 29 and the bean in plate 18 and its flange 20.

blutch mechanism is provided for clutching the small gear 44: to the gear l0 when desired and for this purpose the large wheel 40 is provided with transverse openings 46 adapted to be alined with arcuate openings 47 provided "in the small gear wheel ll. A collar 18 is shi'l tably mounted on the shaft l1 and is provided with an annular groove 49 in its periphery. The collar carries a plurality oi laterally ex tended pins 50 which are accommodated in the openings 1-6 of the large gear wheel 40 and are adapted to be shifted into and out of the openings l? of the small gear 4-4; thus clutching or unclutching the small wheel 4& as desired. A shitting lever 52 is pivotally mounted on the gear casing as at 53 and is provided with a fork 54-, the arms 55 of which carry pivoted blocks 56 which are operatively engaged in the annular groove 1-9 of the collar 48. This shitting lever 52 extends rearwardly from the gear casing 43, so that the motion of the hoist may be controlled by the operator without it being necessary for him to occupy a dangerous relation with respect to the moving A small gear a l it b "alre drum 60 is secured to the cheelr plate 28 and is thus accommodated in the enclosed chamber or cavity defined the cheek plate 28 and its hub 30 and the adjacent bearing plate 18 and its hub 20. A brake band 61 coacts with the brake and includes an anchor bolt 62 -,acljustably nounted in the adjacent bearing plate by means of a nut 63 threaded on the end oi the anchor bolt. The other end of the brake band is pivot-ally connected as at 64c, to a vertically movable operated lever 66 pivoted, as at 67, to the adjacent flange 20. The weight of the lever 66 is operative and is effective to release the brake band from braking engagement from the brake drinn St. 'lhis operating lever like the laterally shitable lever of the clutch extends rearwardly from the winding drum and its bearin s and 1 ay be controlled by the operator without the nec ssity of his OCCUPylllg a dangerous relation with respect to the mow in parts ot the hoist.

. chering means is provided for securing the ends of the cable to the hub of the winding driun and includes an anchoring block 70 having peripheral. groove 71 receiving the end 01''? the cable and itself being located within the hub of the winding as clearly shown in Figure 11, the hub having open" 72 accommodating the ends ol the anchor block and permitting the exteir sion or disposition of the cable therearound. The anchor hlcclr-is generally of wedge shape and the arrangement is sucn that the tension of the cable is effective to more firmly seat the anchor block and to more firmly secure the cable.

Guides 75 are carried by the spaced'bearing 15 and preferably are integral with the bearings. They flare outwardly and 'dc the cable when it talc an angular lead ironi the drum.

lu operation when it is desired to have the winding driun partake of a winding motion it is only necessary to shift the level? 52 so as to project the pins 50 into the openings 17 of the small gear wheel 44:. clutches the small gear wheel 4% to the gear 4-0 and constrains it to move with this shaft, the motor having been started to drive the shaft through the pinion39 and large wheel 40. The small gear 44- when thus clutched to the drives the ring gear 45 which being fired to the cheek plate of the winding drum drives the winding drum to wind the cable thereon. When the winding drum This

motion is to be stopped the clutch leve'ris shifted to retract or withdraw the pins 4L6 from the openings 4'7 and thus ain'c'lu'tc'h the small gear from the gear 4:0 and thebrake is then applied by lifting upwardly on the operating lever 66. When the winding drum is stopped the drum is released by merely letting go of the operating lever 66 which drops of its own weight and utilizes its own weight to move the brake band out of braking engagement with the brake drum.

l/Ve claim:

1. Ina hoist, a bed plate, spaced bearings on the bed plate, each including an elongated base and a circular bearing plate having-v an inwardly and laterally extending marginal flange, a hollow axle journaled in the gear casing, a large gear fixed to said shaft and oonstantly meshing with said pinion,

a small gear loosely mounted on said shaft,

means for clutching said small gear to said large gear, and a ring gear fixed to the adjacent cheek plate of the winding drum operating'in the adjacent chamber and constantly meshed with the small gear, a brake drum carried bythe other cheek plate and operating in its adjacent chamber, a brake band cooperable with said brake drum, an operating lever for said brake band extending rearwardly from the winding drum, and guides for the cable carried by the spaced bearings.

2. In a hoist, a bed plate, spaced bearings carried by said bed plate and each including a base, a circular bearing plate upstanding from the base and inwardly extending lateral marginal flanges carried-by the bear ing plates, a winding drum mounted on said spaced bearings and including cheek plates rotatably received within and coplaner with the marginal flanges, said cheek plates and circular bearing plates defining chambers, a ring gear fixed to one of said cheek plates and operating in the adjacent chamber, a brake drum fixed to the other of said check plates and operating in this aoent cham'-,

her, an electric motor arranged to the rear of the winding drum, gearing for driving the ring gear from the electric motor and including a clutch, an operating lever for the clutch extending rearw-ardly ttromthe winding drum, braking mechanism coopera- 'ble with the brake dru-in and an "operating lever therefor extending rearwardly -i rom the winding drum. a 3. In a ihoist, 'a bed plate, spaced hearings on the bed plate, each including an elongated base and a circular bearing plate having an inwardly andlaterally extend: I

ing marginal flange, a hollow axle j ournaled in the bearing plates, a winding drum ineluding a hub having bearings rotatably mounted on the hollow axle, and cheek plates rotatably mounted within the flanges,

said-cheek plates,said bearing plate and i said flanges defining chambers, an electric motor including an armature, a. pedestal having a bearing rotatably supporting said armature, a gear casing between, said beari ing and one of said spaced plates, gearing arranged in said gear casing for transmitting the motion from said electric motor to said winding drum and including a pinion fixed to the armature, a shaft journaled in i thegear casing, a large gear fixed to said shaft and constantly meshing with said pinion, a small gear loosely mounted on said shaft, means for'clutching said small gear to said large gear, and a ring gear fixed tothe adjacent cheek plate of thewinding drum operating in the adjacent chamber and constantly meshed with the small gear,

a brake drum carried by the other cheek plate and operating in its adjacent chamber, and a brake band cooperable with said brakedrum, and an operating lever for said brake band extending rearwardly from the winding drum. I i

4. In a hoist,- a bed plate, on the bed plate, each including an elongated base and a circular bearing plate having an inwardly and laterall extending marginal flange, a hollow ax e journaled spaced bearings I in the bearing plates, a winding drum in eluding a hub having bearings rotatably mounted on the hollow axle, and cheek plates rotatably mounted within the flanges, said cheek plates, said bearing plate and said flanges defining chambers, means for driving said winding drum including a ring gear fixed to one oi said cheek plates and operating in its adjacent chamber and braking mechanism for said winding drum including a brake drum carried by the other of said. cheek plates and operating in its chamber.

5. In a hoist, a bed plate, spaced bearings on said bed plate, each including a base and a bearing plate on said base having an in wardly and laterally extending flange, a winding drum rotatably mounted'on said bearing plates and including cheek plates rotatably mounted within the flanges, said cheek plates, said bearing plates v and" said flanges defining chambers, means for drivlng said Wmdmg drum including a ring 'gear secured to one of said cheek plates and operating in the chamber, a motor, a gear casing between said motor and the cheek plate to Which the ringgear is secured and gearing between said motor and said ring gear, and braking mechanism for the Winding drum including a brake drum secured to the other 01: said cheek plates 10 and operating in said chamber.

LAWRENCE PIGNANI. FRANK PIGNANI. 

